Elastic-fluid generator.



PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906.

J. C; IONKIILA ELASTIGv FLUID GENERATOR.

. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3,l .1905.

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JOHN C. TNKN, 0F GLASSBORO, NEW JERSEY, ASSlGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 0F ONE-HALF 0F GLASSBORO, NEW` JERSE Y.

ELSTlC-FLUD GENEHATOH.

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T0 THOMAS vJ. FERRELL,

Patented June 5, 1.906.

Application i'lled March 3, 1905. Serial No. 248,215.

I .To @ZZ whom it' may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN C. TONKIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glassboro, in the county of Gloucester and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and use- 'ful Elastic-Fluid Generator, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in means .for generating elastic-huid gases.

its objects are, first, to provide means whereby the generation of steam is eil'ected by the combustion of gas or gaseous iiuids in direct Contact with water and the products of the said combustion commingled with the steam so formed second, to provide means for the instantaneous and continuous generation of steam inthe presence of an ignited yair-blasted' jet of liquid or gaseous fuel and and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof, taken on the center line of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-` section taken on line ay e of Eig. 2. VVFig. liis a cross-section taken on linegt` o of Fi 2.

Similar characters refer to simi ar parts throughout the various views.

In my device for raising steam I make use of a conical metallic chamber 1, preferably having a covering of non-conducting materiai 2, as asbestos or megnesia, and containing a helically-r-.oiled tube 3, preferably made of drawn copper. The said tube 3 is 'coiled ta pering to agree. 'ith the surrounding shell and is attached therein by si as, at 4, 4, and eb. Water' or other iiuids may enter the said coilv b' the inlet 5, which extends through the shel of the chamber 1, and a vaivc -i is provided therein to control admission ol" the iiuids from theirrsource of let of contents.

At the smallerV end of the combustionble supports,

chamber 1 is an opening 8, adapted to receive the tubular burner 9, which 1s arranged 5 5 to make use of any gaseous or fluid combus tible in connection with a current of co1n' i pressed air which surrounds the inlet. 9, as in# dit-ated at 10. The said burners are held in their proper position in the combustion-cham ce ber by the loelfring device 11 or other similar means. l

In the rear of the burner are valves l2 and 13, arranged, respect1vely, on

the air and fuel inlets andwhichare suitably v65 Means are provided, as at 15, for attachnient to such mechanisms, Which may be in ,the form of a steam-turbine or other ape 'proved motor.

may make use of a single burner or a pl1iy of burners using any convenient combnstible as fuel, the said burners having nozzie-s adapted to cond-uct the flame andhot s to the interior of the coil.

an alternative form of construction l may maire use of1 openings in the exterior1 of the coils, as at 7B`allow1ng small quantities of Water to pass iroz'n the coils' and spread over the heated inner'fsuxface of acombustion-chamber. 1

i do' not wish to confine myself strictly to the exact construction shown, but may vary thereirom without departing from the genu fral scope and spirit of this inventionreas,

lfor instance, i", may so arrange and adapt my burners as touse a dry fuel in place of a gasen ous or fluid combustible. i

iiaving'thus described my inventipnfvfhat i claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patn ent, is-

1. lin a device of the class described, the combination with /a,.combustionc hamber, having a constantlyfincreasing cross-section, of burners therein' adapted to direct their rovided,

. spray' heet -towefd the larger end and of means for water radially Vtoward the heat, said means isposed circumferentially Within the combustion-chamber and in close proximity to the wells thereof, ell substantially es shown and described.

2. In e device of the ciass described, the combination with en inclosi'ng combustioncheinber ada ted to contain that, of a coiled tube secure therein, en inlet thereto and gerforatedoutlets therefrom; of eburner or urners, detachably `connected to the said combustion-chamber et one end thereof and entering therein registering with the interior ofthe said coiled tube, and. an outlet from 4the said. chamber, all substantially as shown and described. y 4

2- In e device of the class describe@ the combination with e combustiomchember pro-f vided with a non-conducting covering, of zo the seid tubes', suitable feed-pipes leading to the saidburner and means of-control thereof', all substantially es shown and described. ln testimony whereof I have signedy my name to this specification in the presence of' two subscribing witnesses.

v JOHN C. TQNKIN. Witnesses: y

Louis voN Gelieve,

RoBERT K. lnmcms.

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